The fall of Tripoli reveals the new global balance of class forces
Statement by the Liaison Committee for the Fourth International - LCFI
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NATO takes Tripoli under the mask of the
'rebel' royalists of the CNT
On the night of 21-22 August 2011 Tripoli fell to the NATO-rebel forces of world Imperialism, with the assistance of NATO bombs and Special Forces from several imperialist countries and troops from Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.
Despite the fact that powerful resistance continues it is clear that NATO and their stooges, the TNC rebels, have dealt a major blow at the independence of Libya. It is no satisfaction to have our direst predictions confirmed.
In the Statement on Libya by the Liga Comunista of Brazil, the Revolutionary Marxist Group of South Africa and Socialist Fight of Britain on 21 April 2011, DECLARATION TO THE WORKERS OF THE WORLD AND THEIR INTERNATIONALIST VANGUARD we said:
















